Back in the mists of time, when I was a boy, we used to talk about "the olden days". Well, ancient history is even older than the olden days.

Let's define our terms. Ancient history, as any fule kno, refers to the period from the fourth millennium BC (the beginning of recorded human history) to about the fifth century AD. Before that, it was "prehistory". So we're talking ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans, early Christians – that sort of thing. Pay attention at the back of the class.

So the question is: which songs have been inspired by, or refer to, events from ancient history? They needn't be traditional songs, or involve traditional instruments. Sting, I've told you before: put that blooming lute down.

Post your suggestions below and I'll gather the rest of them in a playlist next week.